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Data center campus · Missouri Valley Complex, 3805 East Bismarck Expressway, east Bismarck (county parcel 1990-001-001), Burleigh County, North Dakota

Aurum Capital Ventures Bismarck data center inquiry

Inquiry only as of June 16, 2025

An Iowa-based AI and high-performance computing developer asked Burleigh County in June 2025 about buying roughly 300 acres of the county-owned Missouri Valley Complex in east Bismarck for a possible data center; nothing further has come before the commission. Also known as: Missouri Valley Complex parcel, Buckstop Junction site.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site300acres

Who is behind it

ProjectAurum Capital Ventures Bismarck data center inquiryAlso: Missouri Valley Complex parcel, Buckstop Junction site
Developer and teamAurum Capital Ventures (through Aurum Capital Ventures, Inc.)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. A resident spoke to the commission about a possible data center in the county; the minutes record no Aurum item at that meeting. (Burleigh County Board of Commissioners, Dec. 31, 2025)

  2. KFYR reported the agent cited a nearby substation and estimated 50 to 300 jobs; commissioners raised concerns about the load on the grid. The Bismarck Tribune reported commissioners were skeptical and questioned whether the land, transferred from the state, can be sold. (KFYR-TV, June 23, 2025; The Bismarck Tribune (via InForum), June 20, 2025; Data Center Dynamics, June 20, 2025)

  3. An Aurum Capital Ventures land agent told commissioners the company was interested in buying 300 acres of the Missouri Valley Complex, parcel 1990-001-001 at 3805 East Bismarck Expressway, for a possible data center and would bring more details later. (Burleigh County Board of Commissioners, Dec. 31, 2025; KFYR-TV, June 23, 2025)

  4. The commission chair asked about the Missouri Valley Complex purchase inquiry; the auditor said he was still waiting for information from the interested party. (Burleigh County Board of Commissioners, Dec. 31, 2025)

  5. The county auditor reported an inquiry about buying part of the Missouri Valley Complex; commissioners asked that such inquiries go to them and to the portfolio holder. (Burleigh County Board of Commissioners, Dec. 31, 2025)

  6. The Burleigh County Commission voted 4-1 to adopt a zoning amendment (Article 8, Section 30) that sets rules for data centers drawing more than 50 MW in industrial districts, capping the special use permit fee at $250,000; a separate 3-2 vote set the decommissioning amount at 75% of construction cost. (Burleigh County Board of Commissioners, Dec. 31, 2025)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Coordinates approximate, placed at the reported location of the Missouri Valley Complex next to Buckstop Junction on the east side of Bismarck.
  • No power figure was given; the agent said power and land needs were still being worked out. The Tribune reported Aurum was also eyeing several hundred acres of state land to the north.
  • A search of the compiled 2026 Burleigh County minutes (through September) found no further Aurum item; later 2026 items on the complex concern a Bismarck-county planning agreement, mowing and community gardens (nd-burleigh-min-2026).
  • Bismarck Tribune original could not be opened (redirected to a paywall gateway); the InForum syndicated copy was used.

The full record

Status note
Aurum's land agent told the county commission it was interested in buying about 300 acres; the 2025 and 2026 minutes show no sale, offer vote or permit afterward.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.